With lawn care low on my list of priorities, lawn alternatives are high on my list of investigations. I keep seeing mentions of “Eco-Lawn” in gardening articles, but searches always turn up different mixes of that name. This week’s Seattle Times gardening column sheds more light on the subject. These lawn seed mixtures, “sold as Eco-Lawn or Fleur de Lawn,” combine about 80% perennial rye with flowering plants. Strawberry clover, alyssum, white yarrow, and English Daisy are the typical “mix-ins.” Unfortunately, successful conversion to an “Eco Lawn” seems to involve getting rid of the current lawn and fully preparing the soil for the new seed mix. And it still requires water and mowing. So instead I’ll just name our existing lawn “Economy Lawn” with its mix of regular grass, clover, tall and short dandelions, and moss.